Name:
Platanus occidentalis - Betula nigra - Celtis laevigata - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Arundinaria gigantea Temporarily Flooded Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This 'elm - ash - sugarberry' bottomland forest occurs on broad floodplains of large rivers in the Ozarks of Arkansas (e.g., White River), possibly ranging into Arkansas River Valley and Ouachita Mountains. The deep, alluvial soils are highly permeable and the hydrology is flashy. The forest canopy has no clear dominant, but is composed of a mixture of characteristic bottomland hardwood species. Canopy species documented from a single site, along the White River, include Betula nigra, Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Gleditsia triacanthos, Juglans nigra, Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides, Ulmus rubra, and Ulmus americana. Subcanopy trees include Acer negundo, Catalpa bignonioides, Maclura pomifera, and Ulmus alata. Arundinaria gigantea forms dense patches in the understory. Other shrubs include Lindera benzoin and Symphoricarpos orbiculatus. Herbaceous species documented from the same site include Ageratina altissima, Ambrosia trifida, Boehmeria cylindrica, Commelina virginica, Elephantopus carolinianus, Geum canadense, Impatiens capensis, Iresine rhizomatosa, Lactuca floridana, Laportea canadensis, Menispermum canadense, Phytolacca americana, Pilea pumila, Polygonum virginianum, Rudbeckia laciniata, Rudbeckia triloba, Ruellia strepens, Sicyos angulatus, Smallanthus uvedalius, Toxicodendron radicans, Verbesina alternifolia, and Verbesina virginica. This community may be better considered a northern extension of bottomland forests found farther south. Future consolidation of types may be warranted.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.18314.PLATANUSOCCIDEN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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